Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Forelius pruinosus carry excavated soil from their nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Myrmecologists overlook a nest of a soil-dwelling ant, Dorymyrmex bureni. Note the practical footwear for muddy conditions.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Myrmecologists overlook a nest of Dorymyrmex bureni.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Retired USDA myrmecologist Lloyd Davis surveys a large Solenopsis invicta red imported fire ant mound at Paynes Prairie State Park. 

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Retired USDA myrmecologist Lloyd Davis surveys a large Solenopsis invicta red imported fire ant mound at Paynes Prairie State Park.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
Crematogaster lineolata with yound larvae in the brood nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA
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